The National Registration Department (JPN) will conduct further investigations into cases in which drivers were found to have used other people’s identity cards to purchase fuel.
Its Director-General, Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias, stated that the offence is a serious violation of existing laws, and firm action will be taken against those involved in misusing the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) subsidy.
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MyKad restrictions: no exceptions for family members
According to Berita Harian, Badrul added that investigations will be carried out on individuals detained for misusing or unlawfully possessing other people’s MyKads to obtain petrol and diesel.
Under Regulation 25 of the National Registration Regulations 1990, it is an offence to possess or keep another person’s MyKad without lawful authority. If convicted, offenders may face a fine of up to RM20,000, up to three years’ imprisonment, or both.
He stressed that only authorised officers, such as the police and JPN personnel, are permitted to hold someone else’s MyKad under specific circumstances.
Furthermore, local media reported his reminder that the MyKad is an official identification document that cannot be used, held, or represented by anyone else, including family members.
A man in Kelantan was arrested for purchasing over 100 litres of RON95 using four different MyKads
Earlier, we reported that a man in Kelantan was caught trying to bypass the system to buy over 100 litres of RON95 petrol.
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) arrested him on 1 April for allegedly using MyKads belonging to four different people to make the purchase.
The case has since been referred to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), and the suspect is also under investigation under the National Registration Act 1959 for the unauthorised possession of multiple identity cards.
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Also read: PDRM Arrests Man at Kelantan Petrol Station for Using 4 MyKads to Purchase Over 100 Litres of RON95
